The Tigers claimed lefty reliever Bailey Horn from the Red Sox, according to an announcement from Boston. The Sox had not previously announced a DFA for Horn, so their 40-man roster count drops to 39.
An Auburn product, Horn has bounced around the league as a pro. He was drafted by the White Sox, traded to the Cubs, dealt back to the White Sox and then flipped to Boston. The 26-year-old southpaw pitched in his first 18 big league games this year. Horn allowed 14 runs (13 earned) over 18 innings. He recorded 13 strikeouts, walked 10 and surrendered five home runs.
Throwing strikes has been an issue for Horn throughout his career. He has walked nearly 13% of batters faced over four seasons in the minors. That’s bordering on untenable, even for a middle reliever. A few teams have been intrigued by his raw stuff, though. Horn averaged 95 MPH on his fastball during his big league look. He still has a couple option seasons remaining, so there’s time for the Tigers to try to smooth out his control if they’re willing to keep him on the 40-man roster.
Toot, toot.
A reliever. Dear Scott Harris…”Bailey Horn” is not how “Devin Williams” is spelled.
@Motor City I’m holding judgement til after Fetter has a chance to work with him. He’s done quite well with numerous pitchers. Hopefully it continues.
This is a good thing for Sox fans.
The Justin Wilson Era begins….!
Hope the kid’s got thick skin—Detroit ain’t exactly been a walk in the park lately.
You mean Detroit who went 86-76, made the playoffs, won a round and had a great bullpen. If you meant he might not be good enough to make their bullpen this year then I’d agree.
Old York You might want to catch up wherever you left off. You clearly missed from Aug 10th on, who knows how far back from there.
@Tigers3232
The city has been a mess and in ruins since they tore down old Tiger Stadium.
Old York apparently doesn’t get out much. Detroit is much improved, both as a city and as a baseball team.
Downtown Detroit has actually had a decent little renaissance in the over 2 decades that have past post Tiger Stadium.
Tiger Stadium former location itself is a pretty cool little spot now. The field still there ringed by townhouse condos and one of the sides businesses and storefronts. Still a prominent part of the thriving Corktown neighborhood.
New tallest skyscraper well into construction to soon take top spot of skyline. Little Caesars Arena opened few years back and home to both Pistons and Wings. Helping connect Midtown and the campus of Wayne State to rest of downtown in a more lighted lively manner. The former site of Joe Louis Arena is under development providing new energy on the riverfront.
Clearly you should try educated yourself prior to making assumptions. Especially off such stale old misbeliefs that are 30 yrs out of date…
Another huge step in progression I forgot to mention, was winning the war of attrition. Time is defeated a generation still entrenched in bigotry who by default cling to the misnomer that every big city or urban area is a derelict rundown dump. The couple generations that have followed have helped fuel the local economies in these areas. Many going for entertainment and nightlife some even moving to and becoming part of the communities. Progress is being made in these areas your generation shunned and led on a path backwards due to archaic beliefs derived in hate and ignorance.
You know the same way of thinking as your resistance to accept advanced analytics and the power of math….. You can resist change all you want, but time has you on the ropes ;)
Also, Bryan Mata and Isaiah Campbell have non-tendered. Since they were DFA’d and non-tendered, they do not get exposed to waivers and can be signed to a minor league deal.
Does anyone know if there is a publicly available site which shows waiver activity?
MLB.com -> transactions
Redsox signed them both back already minor league deals
Thank God & the Tigers!